British Retail Consortium

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under fire over supermarket shortages in Northern Ireland (PA)

Johnson insists Brexit ‘teething problems’ can be resolved

January 13, 2021

Retailers have warned of fresh shortages in supermarkets in Northern Ireland (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland faces fresh shortages over Brexit deal, retailers warn

January 13, 2021

A deserted High Street in Guildford, Surrey (Adam Davy/PA)

Retailers suffer record sales slump in 2020 after shops shut doors

January 12, 2021

An Ocado van containing an image of Percy Pigs (Doug Peters/PA)

Percy Pigs the first casualties of Brexit red tape

January 8, 2021

Numerous issues have caused logjams (Joe Giddens/PA)

Retailers and food manufacturers call for inquiry into ports chaos

December 17, 2020

British shoppers have been urged to avoid stockpiling food in the event of a no-deal Brexit (Liam McBurney/PA)

Public urged not to panic-buy in event of no-deal Brexit

December 13, 2020

Figures show retail footfall dropped by nearly a third on the first Saturday of December compared to last year (Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Shopper footfall down despite post-lockdown festive flurry

December 6, 2020

New figures show that shopper numbers plummeted in November as England’s second national lockdown piled pressure on troubled high street retailers (Jacob King/PA)

Shopper footfall plummets in November amid second English lockdown

December 4, 2020

People queueing outside the Nike Town store at Oxford Circus, London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Early morning queues as thousands of non-essential shops reopen in England

December 2, 2020

Non-essential stores will re-open their doors after the second national lockdown ends in England (PA)

Thousands of non-essential stores to reopen in England

December 2, 2020

Prices in shops are tumbling, a report has said (PA)

Retailers ramp up festive discounting amid ‘extremely challenging year’

December 2, 2020

Trade groups called for business rates relief as shops prepare for a multibillion-pound tax bill (David Davies/PA)

Trade groups and experts call for business rates relief next year

November 25, 2020

Shops should not be experiencing higher costs for providing vital services to communities such as ATMs and cashback, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and other bodies urged (PA)

Cash must be kept affordable for retailers to handle, industry bodies urge

November 25, 2020

Fruit and vegetables on sale at a Whole Foods Market shop in London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Shoppers paying more for fruit and vegetables after cold spring and hot summer

August 7, 2018

Retail sales cooled in July (PA)

Retail sales cool as warm weather boost fades

August 7, 2018